ParisTech

Faculty Member, LAMPA

Associate Research Professor

Le Mans University-ParisTech

About

FOCUS
Colin Schmidt is a specialist in the Epistemology of artificial and natural communication. His interest in their meeting points compels him to explore Dialogical Models of Communication, Human-Computer Interaction, the social roles of Humanoid Robotics, Identity in Virtual Reality environments as well as into the very Logic of human Relations. In order to further his research agenda he draws on universal notions from Social Informatics and the Philosophy of Mind and Language (i.e. Intentionality, reference, categorisation). Focusing on discourse about our future, his approach is anthropological, deliberately probatory as well as terminological.
A good example of one of his initiatives is leading an iscc-CNRS research project called EspistHOMME+ :  http://www.iscc.cnrs.fr/spip.php?article1419

CAREER OVERVIEW
Following my University studies in Computational Linguistics at Manchester University (UK), Colin Schmidt went on the study Cognitive Science at the Paris Polytechnical and Social Informatics at the Sorbonne University (France). He worked as a research administrator, a consultant at the European Commission and the Oxford Science Park, a researcher at Airbus Industries and an Assistant Professor at Besançon University. Whilst currently invited to conduct research for ParisTech, Colin Schmidt works as Associate Professor in Social Informatics at Le Mans University as well adjunct Professor of Ph.D. and M.Phil level dissertations at one of the "Grandes écoles" in Angers. Amongst other projects, he is involved in those of the CNRS.
His research shows success: 80 scientific publications in English, French, Italian, Romanian and Russian publications, 32 International Program Committees, 16 journal Editorial and Review Boards positions and numerous Keynote addresses. The interdisciplinary nature of the controversial questions he raises has called attention from various challenging philosophical and scientific forums.

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